Historical Marker
Mount Vernon Arsenal
Historical marker location:
Mt. Vernon, Alabama
( Marker is at the intersection of Superintendents Drive and Coy Smith Highway (Alabama Route 96), on the right when traveling west on Superintendents Drive.)
Mount Vernon History Trail.
The city of Tuskegee, Alabama is the birthplace of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American military pilots. During World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen were trained at the Tuskegee Institute and went on to fly over 1,500 missions in the war.